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SVEC is dedicated to eighteenth-century research.

Since its inception in 1955, over 500 books have been published within the SVEC series. Strongly international in focus, the SVEC series publishes scholarly work in English or French to advance learning and knowledge across a broad range of disciplines:

• History • History of ideas/Philosophy • History of the book • Theatre • Literature • Visual arts & Music • Science & Economics • Women’s studies

Click here for a SVEC brochure (pdf*)

Editorial board

An international team of scholars assures the academic quality of our books.

Author and editor resources

We welcome the submission of proposals for both monographs and edited themed volumes in either English or French.

How to get published, style guidelines and much more…

Books in 2012 / 2013

These are the books we’re publishing in 2012 and early 2013!

Online index

Access the dedicated thematic index of our books.

Contact us

General enquiries may be sent to our Administrator, series-specific enquiries to the SVEC team.

Published and forthcoming

Just published

Experiencing the French Revolution

Cover of SVEC volume just published Ed. David Andress How can the experience of the tumultuous years of the French Revolution be accurately interpreted? Using a range of methodologies and a plurality of approaches, a team of experts offers fresh perspectives on the individual and collective experience of Revolution, both within and outside France.

Coming soon

Marivaux et la science du caractère

Cover of SVEC volume coming soon Sarah Benharrech Comment déterminer l’individu? Par l’étude morphologique des personnages issus des écrits dramatiques, journalistiques et romanesques, S. Benharrech montre comment Marivaux modernise la notion de caractère.

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